air space

A form of airspace — A specified portion of the atmosphere, especially that under the technical aviation control and/or jurisdiction of a particular state over which territory (and territorial waters) it lies.

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nounair space (countable and uncountable, plural air spaces)

plural air spaces

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of airspace.

    At that point there was little if anything that could have been done to save the six miners—drilling ultimately determined that the tunnel where the men were presumed trapped had only a half-foot of air space left.

    2005, Paul Foy, “Year after Utah mine collapse, many failures clear”, in FOXnews.com, retrieved 30 Jul 2010

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth

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